These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) might help you to discover more about the world of 5Rhythms. Please contact Ron if your question is not listed here.

Why is this website written in English?

How do I start with this practice?

I enjoyed my first experience. What are the next steps?

What makes Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms a unique movement practice?

How do I become a teacher of 5Rhythms?

The workshops listed in the calendar are offered in several countries. Updating a multilingual website is a complex administrative task. We looked for good balance between administration and offering the work of 5Rhythms. Visitors from the Netherlands will land on a Dutch homepage. Visitors from other countries will land on an English homepage. Please contact us if something on this website is unclear to you. We will help you with pleasure.

There is no right and wrong in this practice. The learning curve is to bring your attention to the body and with that to the present moment. The present moment has the potency to become fully alive and this is why we dance. At the first time thoughts such as “What am I doing here?” might come up. Give yourself time to adjust and try to be kind to yourself. Move your body and it will change; change is the power of the practice. 5Rhythms is a basic and physical meditation practice. To shift your attention to your feet is a helpful way to start. Enjoy your first time, move as you want.

Keep on dancing and make it a practice to show up however you feel. 5Rhythms is not only about feeling good. It is a way to be truthful to yourself and move with whatever comes your way. Maybe you feel bored, tense, or sad - there is a dance for every moment and every state of being. Gabrielle Roth created a map of different levels. Your first session was most likely a ‘Waves’ class or workshop. Waves is the first level and the physical foundation of the practice. The other maps are Heartbeat (our emotions), Cycles (our life cycles), Mirrors (our ego), and Silver Dessert (our spirit). Every level has a different focus and learning perspectives. 5Rhythms can be experienced in two-hour classes, weekend- and longer workshops. The newsletter gives you an update of global workshops and latest 5Rhythms news. Join now!

All conscious movement forms work on the intention to expand our freedom and move the way we want. 5Rhythms is a movement meditation which includes understanding of the contradiction between freedom and discipline. It needs discipline to become a free spirit. Becoming free does not mean we do what we want. It means we do what is needed in a certain situation. We learn to increase our resilience and practice our ability to say ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘maybe’ to ourselves and the world around us. 5Rhythms is based on the Wave® of five rhythms. A natural flow of energy that releases our full potential.

Enthusiasm and love for this practice are the best ingredients to keep moving. You do your first class, join a weekender, and want to experience more. Welcome in this tribe. To become a teacher you need to dance a lot, really a lot! You need to physically embody the 5Rhythms and to learn what the 5Rhythms philosophy is. You need to learn how to move with emotions, move through life stages, and explore your ego. Still interested? After all these dances there is a professional teacher training waiting for you. All teachers who are part of the 5Rhythms Teachers’ Association will support you on the road to this teacher training.

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) might help you to discover more about the world of 5Rhythms. Please contact Ron if your question is not listed here.

How do I start with this practice?

I enjoyed my first experience. What are the next steps?

What makes Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms a unique movement practice?

How do I become a teacher of 5Rhythms?

The workshops listed in the calendar are offered in several countries. Updating a multilingual website is a complex administrative task. We looked for good balance between administration and offering the work of 5Rhythms. Visitors from the Netherlands will land on a Dutch homepage. Visitors from other countries will land on an English homepage. Please contact us if something on this website is unclear to you. We will help you with pleasure.

There is no right and wrong in this practice. The learning curve is to bring your attention to the body and with that to the present moment. The present moment has the potency to become fully alive and this is why we dance. At the first time thoughts such as “What am I doing here?” might come up. Give yourself time to adjust and try to be kind to yourself. Move your body and it will change; change is the power of the practice. 5Rhythms is a basic and physical meditation practice. To shift your attention to your feet is a helpful way to start. Enjoy your first time, move as you want.

Keep on dancing and make it a practice to show up however you feel. 5Rhythms is not only about feeling good. It is a way to be truthful to yourself and move with whatever comes your way. Maybe you feel bored, tense, or sad - there is a dance for every moment and every state of being. Gabrielle Roth created a map of different levels. Your first session was most likely a ‘Waves’ class or workshop. Waves is the first level and the physical foundation of the practice. The other maps are Heartbeat (our emotions), Cycles (our life cycles), Mirrors (our ego), and Silver Dessert (our spirit). Every level has a different focus and learning perspectives. 5Rhythms can be experienced in two-hour classes, weekend- and longer workshops. The newsletter gives you an update of global workshops and latest 5Rhythms news. Join now!

All conscious movement forms work on the intention to expand our freedom and move the way we want. 5Rhythms is a movement meditation which includes understanding of the contradiction between freedom and discipline. It needs discipline to become a free spirit. Becoming free does not mean we do what we want. It means we do what is needed in a certain situation. We learn to increase our resilience and practice our ability to say ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘maybe’ to ourselves and the world around us. 5Rhythms is based on the Wave® of five rhythms. A natural flow of energy that releases our full potential.

Enthusiasm and love for this practice are the best ingredients to keep moving. You do your first class, join a weekender, and want to experience more. Welcome in this tribe. To become a teacher you need to dance a lot, really a lot! You need to physically embody the 5Rhythms and to learn what the 5Rhythms philosophy is. You need to learn how to move with emotions, move through life stages, and explore your ego. Still interested? After all these dances there is a professional teacher training waiting for you. All teachers who are part of the 5Rhythms Teachers’ Association will support you on the road to this teacher training.